Schulwärts!
Student Teacher Placement in Schools Abroad

Successful candidates are invited to take part in a three-day seminar in Munich. The seminar is to prepare you for placement abroad by providing training in various subjects (including German as a foreign language, project work, intercultural sensitization, and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)).

In your host country, you will attend a one-day orientation event or an introductory seminar organized by the local Goethe-Institut to familiarize you with its (language) activities as well as the host country’s national school system.

In addition, you can make the most of our online support system to discuss teaching methods with other student teachers and gain further skills in teaching German as a foreign language.

During your supervised placement abroad, you will receive support from a faculty member, who will serve as your mentor at the host school. Among other things, your mentor will help you draw up a schedule for teaching/sitting in on classes and familiarize yourself with the school structure, translate during meetings with the school administration, put you in touch with other useful contacts and help you find accommodation. In addition, the SCHULWÄRTS! team and staffers at the local Goethe-Institut will be available to answer any questions and address any problems you might have.

Upon return, SCHULWÄRTS! student teachers take part in a three-day follow-up seminar. In the seminar, among other things, they discuss their placement experiences, evaluate the programme’s impact on their professional competence as (prospective) teachers and work up ideas for applying the experience acquired to everyday teaching in German schools.

During placement abroad, our student teachers have access to SWAP, the SCHULWÄRTS! alumni web app, which enables them to network and stay in touch with fellow student teachers and alumni.